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Introduction

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Need more foodAs the world's population increases, Multiple studies have concluded that climate change will have an impact on water availability for agriculture. Notably the loss of ground and surface water, as well as increases in evapotranspiration will place greater stress on the limited availability of fresh water. (Connor J, Schwabe K, King D, Kaczan D, Kirby M (2009) Impacts of climate change on lower Murray irrigation. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 53: 437–456.)

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(Farmland not increasing)

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  • Based on historical, current, and predictive field conditions, determine the timing, amount, and spatial pattern of water application on a field
  • Control the application of exactly what is required (how much, when and where it is applied)
  • Capture a record of the amount and spatial pattern of what was actually applied, and when and where it was applied
  • Understand the soil and crop responses in order to plan the next irrigation application

(NEEA starts stuff)

Agricultural irrigation accounts for 85% of the Pacific Northwest's region’s total agricultural electrical energy use. In November 2011, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEAA) brought together an important cross-section of the industry to discuss optimization of agricultural water and energy.  In these meetings the lack of data standards was identified as a fundamental barrier to reaching the goal of reducing water / and energy usage. The participants initiated the Precision Ag Irrigation Language (PAIL) project within AgGateway, a non-profit organization focused on helping growers, ag retailers, and supply chain partners capture, transfer, and manage data. The goal of the PAIL project is to provide an industry-wide format that will enable the exchange and use of data from irrigation management systems, which are currently stored in a variety of proprietary formats. 

(Interoperability)

The group discovered that, even if the desire to cooperate collaborate was there, interoperability challenges, such as thoese

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